Show AS HE REMEMBERS DICKENS senators senator recollection of novelist on the lecture platform how charles dickens appeared while on the lecture plat from froin in washington D C in 1865 1885 to la described in the Ille memoirs of ex sena tor cole of california the lecture room was crowded but I 1 was waa favored with a seat near the front where I 1 had a fair opportunity to see aee and to fo observe some of the peculiarities pf af that great author mr dickens was wag dressed in a fashionable evening attire not all la in dark colors and in appearance rather foppish op hla his vc vest st was of a hue to exhibit to the best advantage a heavy gold chain which extended from the middle both ways across acroca hta his chest HN ha neckwear sir was of a cut and kor color to li be called flashy ills ilia hair was wa rother rather long and wavy and was waa arranged to stand out at the sides above the ears hla his features are well represented in tho the numerous nu pictures seeli been of him and it will bo be observed they they haqq quite a uniform appearance he read single chapters without comment or intro duckory remarks further than to announce the work as aa from copperfield nicholas the pick 1 wick papers or little attle dorrit the i book in each case came lay open before h him but ho he paid little orn or ta tho the text f |